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Chapter XXV
“Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely. But Baba did not like it. Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble. “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it. “Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
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From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
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From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
any thing at all
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
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From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
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From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Baba did not like it.
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From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
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From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.
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From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Baba did not like it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
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From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
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From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
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From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Baba did not like it.
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From this reading “Good!” he cried, as Baba jumped it like a deer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Baba did not like it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Baba did not like it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is only a little, rough like this, dear,” called Alessandro, as he leaped a fallen tree, and halted to see how Baba took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Except for the stimulus of Benito ahead, he would have given Ramona trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you suppose Benito can do anything that Baba cannot?” she retorted, pressing on closely.
